Brief Profile of Speaker:
Honourable Consul General of France to India
Previous work experience: Worked as Counsellor of France in China.
Abstract/Snapshot: 14 students, 3 inbound students accompanied by Dr. Supriya Lamba Sahdev, HOD Marketing, Manager International office and Associate Professor at ISBR Business School and Ms. Saraswati Kurade, Coordinator international programs, visited the office of Consul General of France in India, Mr. Thierry Berthelot, on 24th March 2023.
Flow of event: 14 Global PGDM students, 3 inbound students accompanied by Dr. Supriya Lamba Sahdev, HOD, Marketing, Manager International office and Associate Professor at ISBR Business School and Ms. Saraswati Kurade, Coordinator international programs, arrived at the office of Consul General of France in India at 21 Palace Road, Vasanthnagar, Bangalore -560052 on 24th March 2023 (Friday).
Following is the list of the people who visited the venue:
| S.NO | Name | Particulars |
| 1 | Ms. RITUPARNA RANA MUKHERJEE | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 2 | Ms. VANSHIKA PACHISIA | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 3 | Ms. ARPITA DHIR SAMANTA | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 4 | Ms. PRIYA P NAIR | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 5 | Ms. ADITI L | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 6 | Ms. FARHEEN SAYEED | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 7 | MS. JENNIFER EZEKIEL | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 8 | Mr. RAHUL KAR | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 9 | Mr. SAUMYADEEP GHOSH | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 10 | Mr. SHAIK HASSAIN BASHA | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 11 | Mr. SHASHWAT SHUKLA | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 12 | Mr. SHREYANSH KUMAR PURWAR | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 13 | Ms. SUNAYNA GHOSH | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 14 | Mr. VINEET MARODIA | ISBR Student batch 2022-24 |
| 15 | MR. JULES BOUYER | Inbound Student from Rennes School of Business |
| 16 | MS. ENORA LE JEUNE | Inbound Student from Rennes School of Business |
| 17 | MR. ALEXANDRE FARGEAUD | Inbound Student from Rennes School of Business |
| 18 | Dr. SUPRIYA LAMBA SAHDEV | Manager International programs |
| 19 | MS. SARASWATI KURADE | Coordinator International programs |
All went through the strict security check up before entering the Consulate office. They were welcomed by Ms. Hemangini Rakshit, Assistant to the Consul General of France in India. All of them were directed to go to the meeting room, where Consul General of France in India, Mr. Thierry Berthelot, welcomed all his guests. Furthermore, Mr. François-Xavier Mortreuil, Attaché for Scientific & Academic Collaborations, Mr. Yash Khakhar, Manager – Campus France (Bangalore) were also present during the meeting. Dr. Supriya Lamba Sahdev briefly explained about the ISBR Business School and the International programs offered by ISBR Business School. The event began with Mr. Thierry Berthelot, giving a brief description of the tasks being done by French Embassy. Then the session was taken over by Mr. François-Xavier Mortreuil, Attaché for Scientific, explaining the different kinds of sections, the French embassy is dealing with including visa, investment portfolios and other important information needed by Indian companies. They are working more towards higher studies, strengthening research between France and India.
Next they talked about the different opportunities Indian students can avail from the campus France. They articulated about the visa procedure. There are 6 campus France managers across India. They also talked about number of different students enrolled in French universities and also about 1700 curriculum taught in English there. They even talked about the semester exchange program, double degree program etc. The Consul General informed that the student visas will be processed on priority basis. He also requested not to change VFS offices as it creates confusion, which results in delay in visa processing. If internship is included in the curriculum, then they can do it.
They also talked about the CHARPAK scholarship which will really be helpful to students going to France.
They had a talk with the 3 inbound students from Rennes School of Business, France.
About ISBR: ISBR Business School, Bangalore-based, Top Class B School for PGDM or MBA, Consistently ranked as best B School in India, AICTE-CII Platinum Category, with multiple specializations